He was reticent about his opinion.
When asked about his future prospects, Yao himself was reticent.
Aunty Henny was an outgoing But reticent person.
Her mother, always reticent about the tragedy, died in 1975 at age 95.
He had pictured Han Hsǚeh-yǚ as arrogant and sly, but to his surprise Hall was quiet and reticent.
Journalists might have been more reticent about revealing peccadilloes 40 or 50 years ago, questioning whether they were germane to judging job performance.
After an initial deployment of 5,000 troops the number was ramped up to 100,000 within three days. The official media, often reticent about reporting bad news, rapidly updated casualty Numbers.
But most analysts are more reticent.
Is a beautiful one interspersed or a reticent onlooker?
Whether your usual expression is cheerful, optimistic or reticent will give people a very bad impression.
Although I am a rather reticent individual by nature, I made the most of the oral presentations in class. And soon my confidence level soared.
Valentine's Day is one of those Western innovations taken to heart by reticent Chinese as a date to express their love: not just between lovers, but for family and friends as well.
She was morose, pale, and reticent.
No one could elicit any response out of the reticent little girl.
She was very slender, elegant appearance, quite nice legs--one could see that--reticent and retiring and a very, very nice person, dark blond.
reticent about one's hope
Lenovo, for example, has had to encourage normally reticent Chinese workers to speak candidly in meetings with American colleagues.
In the meantime, Washington should communicate convincingly that the recent downturn in coordination with Taiwan is not because of a quid pro quo with China over North Korea or because of a reticent US-Japan alliance.
This has prompted Putin's normally reticent staff to defend the progress under Brezhnev in the Russian media.
He was extremely reticent about his personal life.
Tu - Hsin-to remained reticent and looked on with an indifferent smile, though he nodded his appreciation of Fan Po-wen's witticism.
He was reticent, patrician, bookish, urbane.
